Dumping-wagon.



W. J. McGEE.

DUMPING WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 20. ms.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I WITNESSES 7 W. J. McGEE.

DUMPING WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 20. 1916.

Patented Oct. 30,1917.

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WITNESSES ATTORNEYS WILLIAM .ironiv To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, XVILLIAM JOHN .MoGnn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Daisy, in the county of Evans and State of Georgia, have invented a new and use ful Improvement in Dumping-Wagons, of which the following is a specification.

Fly present invention relates generally to dumping wagons, and more particularly to a dumping wagon the bottom of which consistsof a plurality of dumping slats, my object being to so arrange the dumping slats and to provide such an operating mechanism in connection therewith that the dumping of the wagon, even under heavy load, may be accomplished readily and quickly without strain either upon the slats themselves or the operating devices connected therewith.

The further objects of my present improvements, residing as they do for the most part in the details of construction, will be better understood from the following description, referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whic Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wagon equipped with my improvements,

ig. 2 is a horizontal section taken therethrough substantially on line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a front elevation,

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross section taken substantially on line 44 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 5 is a detail vertical section taken substantially on line 5-5 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 6 is a similar view taken substantially on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Referring now to these figures, and particularly to Fig. 2, it will be noted that the wagon box or body is in accordance with my improvements provided with a bottom in the form of a plurality of independent slats 11, arranged in forward and rear transverse series, upon relatively opposite sides of an intermediate bottom cross strip 12, having hearings or shafts 13 connecting the alined slate of the two series.

It will be noted particularly from Fig. 2 that the shafts 13 extend from the inner ends of the slats 11 at one side of the center thereof so that, with the alined trunnions 14 at the outer ends of the slats, the latter are eccentrically mounted and swin able laterally to and from the dumping posltion as shown in full lines in Fig. 4.

The shafts 13 and trunnions 14 extend longitudinally from the slats 11 in the same numrnve-wason.

Specification of Letters Patent.

plainly seen at 15 in upstanding cranks 19 being to the exteriorly projecting ends of the means, 01 DAISY, GEORGIA.

Patented Oct 30, 19 17.

Application filed October 20, 1916. Serial No. 126,794.

plane therewith, theends of the slats 11 having cut-out portions,

Fig. 5, receiving the adjacent end of the respective shaft or trunnion, which latter is held in position by means of a rivet 16 extending therethrough and through a reinforcing bar 17 secured transversely of the respective slat, each slat 'having a reinforcing bar 17 at each end thereof. Y r

The trunnions 14 at the outer ends of the slats 11 extend through bearings 18 in the frontand rear walls of the box or body 10, rigidly secured trunnions and pivotally connected to a connecting bar 20 exteriorly of the respective end of the box or body 10 and thus connecting the several slats ll of the forward or rear series for simultaneous movement.

Each connecting bar 20 is also pivotally connected at 21 to a reach-rod 22, the reach rod at the forward end of the box or body 10 being pivotally connected at its opposite end to a lever 23 and the reach-rod 22 at the rear end of nected to a lever 24, said levers 23 and 24 being secured to the forward and rear ends respectively of a shaft 25 journaled longitudinally of the box or body 10 at one side thereof and extending throughout its full length, so that the forward and rearseries of slats 11 may be simultaneously operated from either of the levers mentioned and hence from either the forward or rear end of the box or body 10.

The forward lever 23 is preferably provided with a latch mechanism 26 in engagement with a stationary quadrant 27 secured to the box or body 10 so as to permit of locking the slats in the closed position in dotted lines in Fig. 4.

It is obvious, therefore, that in view of my improved arrangement of the slatted bottom and the particular means for moving the slats, the contents of the box or body 10 may be dumped from the forward or rear end thereof, or by operators at both ends, applying power simultaneously to the levers 23 and 24.

It is also obvious that in View of the eccentric type of mounting of the slats 11, their opening movement will necessarily be assisted by the gravity and weight of the material contents of the box or body 10, so as to assist in such movement.

one of which may be the box or body being con- It is also to be seen that in view of the ends of said trunnions, an operating shaft particular connections of the slats 11, they journaled longitudinally Within the lower may in case of Wear or accident be quickly portion of the boxer body, and having repaired and readily replaced, and that their operating levers in its opposite ends, and

" arrangement provides for convenient inanipconnections between the said levers and the farm and other Wagons of considerable of said slats having cut-out portions at its Wheel base. opposite ends into which the extreme ends I claim of the connecting shafts and the trunnions 1o Avivag'on box or body having an interproject in the same plane with the slats, and

mediate lower cross strip and series of latcross bars extending across the faces of the ulation and operation in connection With cranks of the respective series of slats, each,

orally opening slats forming the bottom or slats and rigidly connected intermediate base thereof, arranged upon opposite sides their ends to the said ends of the connecting of the said cross strip, shafts connecting the shafts and trunnlons, said cross bars being 15 adjacent ends of the said slats, and having also secured to the said slats, whereby to v bearings in the saidcross strip, trunnions reinforce the latter and support the said at the outer ends of the several slats having shafts and trunnions in connection therebearings in, and projecting beyond, he forwith;

Ward and rear ends of the box or body,

2" cranks secured to the exteriorly projecting \VILLIALI JOHNIWQGEE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Eatnts,

Washington, D. G 

